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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:55 am Post subject:

I also saw The Hobbit, in 3D HFR. I hated the HFR. It looked awful. I can see the potential but one will have to shoot a movie completely different to take advantage of it. It is like turning on the high refresh rate on my tv for anything (except sports where it is cool), only worse. Much worse. Everything is super in focus all over the screen so I have no idea where to look - it is extremely distracting. It was almost like there was avery fast strobe light on when the movement was too fast. I do not recommend the HFR version.

Other than being annoyed at the film itself, I enjoyed the movie. Lots of action. _________________Before God created Las he pondered on all the aspects a woman might have, he considered which ones would look good super-inflated and which ones to leave alone.
After much deliberation he gave her a giant comfort zone. - Michael

2D...I avoid 3D screenings. For some reason I don't see the 3D effect, my eyesight ain't perfect, and my eyes get tired if movie's too long.

my brother has that problem, it's something to do with the balance between his eyes (the relative dominance between the two, something like that). he hasn't been able to watch 3d at all, it gives him a headache. this year he went to some sort of doctor and has been doing exercises - hopefully it will help, because it seems like everything is going to 3d._________________aka: neverscared!
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I also saw The Hobbit, in 3D HFR. I hated the HFR. It looked awful. I can see the potential but one will have to shoot a movie completely different to take advantage of it. It is like turning on the high refresh rate on my tv for anything (except sports where it is cool), only worse. Much worse. Everything is super in focus all over the screen so I have no idea where to look - it is extremely distracting. It was almost like there was avery fast strobe light on when the movement was too fast. I do not recommend the HFR version.

Other than being annoyed at the film itself, I enjoyed the movie. Lots of action.

2D...I avoid 3D screenings. For some reason I don't see the 3D effect, my eyesight ain't perfect, and my eyes get tired if movie's too long.

my brother has that problem, it's something to do with the balance between his eyes (the relative dominance between the two, something like that). he hasn't been able to watch 3d at all, it gives him a headache. this year he went to some sort of doctor and has been doing exercises - hopefully it will help, because it seems like everything is going to 3d.

Alternating Exotropia?

I basically only see out of one eye at a time. I live my life by the "camera 1, camera 2" effect. Magic eyes are impossible. 3D is manageable, but very strenuous mad results in a headache.

It's a result of my lazy eye as a child, after the surgery I trained my eyes to see as they recovered, rather than performing the proper exercises. It's not terribly uncommon they tell me and correctable with some effort if it ever becomes detrimental.

I also saw The Hobbit, in 3D HFR. I hated the HFR. It looked awful. I can see the potential but one will have to shoot a movie completely different to take advantage of it. It is like turning on the high refresh rate on my tv for anything (except sports where it is cool), only worse. Much worse. Everything is super in focus all over the screen so I have no idea where to look - it is extremely distracting. It was almost like there was avery fast strobe light on when the movement was too fast. I do not recommend the HFR version.

Other than being annoyed at the film itself, I enjoyed the movie. Lots of action.

The movie was entertaining enough. The runtime padding was very obvious though, and Radagast's Jar Jar Binks level was a bit too high.

don't know if he told me the name, but that could be it - he was diagnosed with lazy eye as a child, but he never had surgery - just had to wear a patch for a few years._________________aka: neverscared!
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